Detroit school students can earn $100 every week just by attending all their classes as district schools bring back cash rewards for perfect attendance
Times of Indiaby TOI World Desk·5d ago
Detroit Public Schools Community District is bringing back its "Perfect Attendance Pays" programme for the 2026-27 school year, giving high-school students a chance to earn $100 for each qualifying...
In 1944, 29 reindeer were left on a remote island in Alaska, decades later, they had eaten themselves into extinction
Times of Indiaby TOI Science Desk·5d ago
What happened to the reindeer on St. Matthew Island is a classic story of wildlife boom and bust.
North Korea fires 10 missiles amid US scaling back military drills with the South
Times of Indiaby TOI World Desk·5d ago
North Korea launched 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards its eastern waters on Thursday, a day after it dismissed US President Donald Trump’s efforts to resume diplomacy, when he ordered to...
Former NSW Liberal minister tells Icac ‘cult took over the party’
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·5d ago
A former New South Wales Liberal minister has told an inquiry he came to believe “a cult had taken over the party” after branch stacking by the religious right faction, while the chief executive of...
Recasting India’s Arctic policy
New Indian Expressby Ajai Malhotra·5d ago
India's Arctic Policy released in 2022 was framed for a world that no longer exists. Once a domain of climate research and environmental stewardship, the Arctic has become a zone of competition...
Israeli settler attacks shift focus to West Bank areas under direct Palestinian rule
World news | The Guardianby Peter Beaumont and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem·5d ago
Violent Israeli settler attacks in the two areas of the occupied West Bank under direct Palestinian rule have almost doubled since 2025, as settlers pursue a self-proclaimed “great settlement...
Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists convicted in national security trial
BBC Newsby BBC Chinese·5d ago
- Published Two Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of inciting others to subvert state power under the city's...
Two Belgian climbers vanished in the Alps in 1992; melting ice has finally revealed their remains 34 years later
Times of Indiaby TOI World Desk·5d ago
Two Belgian mountaineers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have finally been identified after their remains emerged from a retreating glacier 34 years later.
In 2016, the Burt's Bees co-founder gave the US 87,500 acres and backed it with $40 million; 10 years later the Maine wilderness is a national monument
Times of Indiaby TOI World Desk·5d ago
Roxanne Quimby has had a life for the books. The woman who has held multiple roles including that of an artist, homesteader, mother, storyteller, philanthropist and entrepreneur is the face behind...
Why SA and Zimbabwe want another bridge near Beitbridge
The South Africanby Dumani Moyo·5d ago
Why SA and Zimbabwe want another bridge near Beitbridge South Africa and Zimbabwe are prioritising the Third Limpopo Bridge and Beitbridge One Stop Border Post to boost trade.
Brethren church denies paying far-right activists to stage election stunts targeting Albanese and others
World news | The Guardianby Krishani Dhanji, Josh Butler and Sarah Basford Canales·5d ago
The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has denied it secretly paid far-right influencers to stage stunts targeting Anthony Albanese and other politicians during an appearance at a parliamentary...
Sparks fly over Mamdani's 'hit list' against New York's rich home owners
BBC Newsby Madeline Halpert·5d ago
- Published Owning one home in New York City is a dream far beyond what many people could afford.
Court Convicts 2 Ex-Organizers Of Tiananmen Vigils In Hong Kong For Inciting Subversion
World Newsby KANIS LEUNG·5d ago
HONG KONG (AP) — Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted by government-approved judges Friday of inciting others to...
'Perfect storm' brews for global food supply this winter as grain prices soar
International: Top News And Analysisby Jenni Reid·5d ago
Russia and Ukraine continue to attack one another's port infrastructure, blocking shipments from the "breadbasket of Europe" and driving up wheat prices, and adding to a grim cocktail of factors...
NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Aug. 21, 2026
Mashableby Mashable Team·5d ago
Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today?
Meet Aniket Sarkar: The 13-year-old 3M Young Scientist who built a low-cost system to capture water from dry air for farmers
Times of Indiaby TOI Science Desk·5d ago
Dry air is not completely without water. There is moisture suspended in the atmosphere even when rainfall is scarce, and 13-year-old Aniket Sarkar wanted to find out whether some of it could be...
Russia’s missile tests around disputed islands anger Japan
World news | The Guardianby Gavin Blair in Tokyo·5d ago
Japan has criticised missile tests carried out by Russia’s navy around the disputed islands visited by Vladimir Putin last week amid continuing tensions between the two countries.
Why the US is deporting migrants to Liberia instead of their home countries
Times of Indiaby Yashasvi Vasistha·5d ago
The United States on Thursday carried out its first deportation under an agreement allowing Liberia to accept up to 1,200 people who are not Liberian nationals, marking one of the Trump...
Anxiety over war, wildfires and cyber-attacks leads to growth in cash stocks in EU
World news | The Guardianby Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent·5d ago
The number of banknotes in circulation in the EU is increasing despite widespread smartphone payments, new data shows, with wildfires ripping through parts of Europe fuelling demand for an...
Taiwan's AI-fueled forecast of 11% GDP growth likely not sustainable, economists say
International: Top News And Analysisby Justina Lee·5d ago
The Taiwanese government's double-digit GDP forecast growth in 2026 may reflect optimism in the artificial-intelligence economy, but growth is likely to moderate over time given risks of capex...
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